What ghetto criteria did we use?

In order to rank the most ghetto cities in South Carolina, we had to determine what criteria defines a ghetto city.

Since a ghetto is defined as a poor area, we used income levels and education levels as a guide to determine where the most broke citizens of a state live.

Additionally, the staples of inner city life include cheap and discounted retail outlets.

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Yelp and Area Vibes, this is the criteria we used:

Household income levels

High school graduation rates

Number of convenience stores

Number of drug stores

Number of discount stores

Note: For the sake of getting reliable numbers, we counted places within a city’s border, as well as within a short driving distance.

All of these results are listed in a per capita basis. Meaning number of stores per person in a state. Additionally, high school graduation rates are determined by looking at the total number of people who live in a city, not the current graduation rate of an area’s high schools.

1. Walterboro

When you look at the numbers of inner city type stores, and the income level, Walterboro is the most ghetto city in South Carolina.

Residents here average about $22,600 a year in income for the entire household. The poverty rate is $25,000. Therefore, most of the population here is simply struggling to make ends meet.

Walterboro, population 5,282, is along I-95 north of Savannah. It’s also the 7th most dangerous city in the state.

Here’s what Twitter had to say about Walterboro:

“I had forgotten how ghetto Walterboro was
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“Walterboro is too ghetto for me”

“to be honest, walterboro is the definition of ghetto”

2. Bennettsville

Source: Public Domain

Income: $26,331High school: 65%Drug stores: 6th most

Bennettsville has a really low graduation rate. When 1 out of 3 residents didn’t complete high school, a city has some real issues. It doesn’t get much lower than that. (But it does. See some cities below).

There are also a high number of drug stores in Bennettsville, and drug stores have been proven to be a significant factor in inner city life.

Bennettsville, population 9,088, is on Route 15 in the northeastern part of the state.

3. Lancaster

Per capita, there are almost more inner-city shopping experiences in Lancaster than there are in any other city in South Carolina.

Way up near the North Carolina state line, households in Lancaster earn paltry salaries, and 1 out of 4 residents never finished high school. Lancaster is also the 6th most dangerous city in South Carolina.

Here’s what Twitter had to say about Lancaster:

‘Lancaster movie theater ghetto as hell people smoking in the movie theater”

4. Dillon

Like several other cities on this list, the residents of Dillon are struggling to make ends meet. Many earn below the poverty line in household incomes each month. And, close to half never finished high school, so things aren’t looking like they’ll improve any time soon.

Dillon is the most dangerous city in South Carolina, according to the FBI. If you want to visit them, take I-95 north of Florence. Better watch your back.

7. Chester

Those who live in Chester are just straight up struggling. Families average $23,333 a year in income, which is below the poverty line. In fact, 1 out of 4 people lives in poverty here, and nearly 1 in 3 didn’t finish high school.

There are also a higher than average number of discounted stores to shop, including the 11th most drug stores.

9. Laurens

There are more drug stores in Laurens than anywhere else in South Carolina. When you factor in the horribly low income levels, and the fact that 3 in 10 people walking around Laurens is really uneducated, it’s, by definition, a really ghetto place.

Laurens is just south of Greenville along I-385.

10. Newberry

Source: Public Domain

Income: $29,375High school: 67%Convenience stores: 16th most

It’s official – the north side of South Carolina is a lot more ghetto than anywhere else. Newberry is no exception.

Here, nearly 1 in 3 residents dropped out of high school, and the income levels make it very hard to scrape by.

There You Have It

If you’re measuring the locations in South Carolina where there are a high number of poor and uneducated residents, and where there are a high number of discounted shopping stores, this is an accurate list.

Additionally, here are the least ghetto places in South Carolina:

Five Forks (Pop. 14,306)

Lake Wylie (Pop. 9,135)

Forest Acres (Pop. 10,436)

Tega Cay (Pop. 7,595)

Wade Hampton (Pop. 19.910)

We also wrote about the most 10 redneck cities in South Carolina if you didn’t happen to see it. Click here to read it.

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4 thoughts on “These Are The 10 Most Ghetto Cities In South Carolina For 2018”

Of the 10 worst getto cities in S.C. What is the racial makeup? Who is doing the VAST majority of the crime in these cities? What percentage of these cities have section 8 housing complexs and who is living in them?and lastly what is the political makeup of these cities?

Uh, hum, when was the last time you surveyed Spartanburg? Now one of the fastest growing cities in SC, and, currently has over $40 million known business projects in the downtown area alone.
If you are going to put this type of info out there, you should maintain it continuously, or take it down before the figures change.